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... The White House said that it was acting within the "confines of the law" after a judge asked whether officials had flouted a court ruling to block deportation flights carrying immigrants presumed to be members of a Venezuelan gang.

Donald Trump said all last-minute pardons issued by President Biden were "void" because Biden used an autopen to sign the acts of clemency.

The examples represent a slew of decisions that have led to controversy over the administration's claim over broad presidential authority.

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